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out⋅wit
[out-wit] 
–verb (used with object), -wit⋅ted, -wit⋅ting.
| 1. | to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart: to outwit a dangerous opponent. |
| 2. | Archaic. to surpass in wisdom or knowledge. |
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| out·wit (out-wĭt') tr.v. out·wit·ted, out·wit·ting, out·wits
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Outwit
Out*wit"\, v. t. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft. They did so much outwit and outwealth us ! --Gauden.Outwit
Out"wit\, n. The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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Language Translation for : outwit
Spanish:
burlar, ser más listo que,
German:
überlisten,
Japanese:
だしぬく
outwit
"to get the better of by superior wits," 1652, from out + wit (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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